Nuclear Power Debate Faces Mendocino Coast Plant
A 1960s era forecast warns of likely power shortages nationwide and argues California must build atomic plants. PG E eyes a Point Arena nuclear facility amid debates over safety, ecology and future energy mix with a predicted 2000s shift toward atomic energy and fossil fuels.
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Mendocino County
Ted
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Mendocino
Point Arena
Pg&e
Atomic
Walter Cavagnero
California Public Utilities Commission
California Environmental Quality Study Council
California
Tax shelters matter of faith
Dick West argues tax loopholes exist and cites 1969 IRS data showing 56 individuals with adjusted gross incomes of 1 million dollars or more paid no taxes. He notes growth from 31 in 1968 and predicts despite Treasury warnings that many in upper brackets will still avoid taxation, framing it as a matter of faith in loopholes and tax attorneys.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury
John B. Connally
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
Army Engineers seek bids for Lake Mendocino access road
Contractor bids for an east shore access road to Lake Mendocino will be sought by the Army Engineers around May 5. The two mile bituminous road will serve fire protection and recreation, with expected cost over $100,000. Earlier bidding for bank protection on the Russian River at its east fork confluence was delayed until about April 14.
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Lake Mendocino
Army Engineers
Clem Miller
Cong. Miller
Russian River
Should 18 year olds get full adult rights in California
California debate centers on lowering the age of majority from 21 to 18 and granting full adult rights. The California Chamber of Commerce outlines many existing distinctions affecting under 21, including contracts, drinking, licensing, litigation, residence, civil liability, voting, and public office. Legislation proposes selective or full rights with juror and registrar roles discussed. 18-year-old governors remain a hypothetical scenario.
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Arthur Ribbel Copley
Sacramento
California State Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Chamber
California
Public Affairs Department
Public Affairs Committee
Clark Bradley
San Jose
United State
Rights to private property in Ukiah letters
Ukiah Daily Journal readers respond to Chester L. Mack urging public fight for Constitutional rights. The letter confirms support for private property ownership and protection from confiscation without compensation, addressing Mr Mack and others in Ukiah, California.
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Ukiah
California
Ukiah Daily Journal
Chester L
Coast access debate and property ownership dispute letters
A reader argues against public access to private Mendocino Coast property claiming ownership and fencing so access would be trespass. The writer challenges Shelley Coe’s statements about miles of public beach and recalls Lt. Thomas Selfridge as Wright’s 1908 fatal flight aboard a powered aircraft near Washington.
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Shelley Coe
Calpella
Calif
Ukiah Daily Journal
Shelley
United Press International
Thomas Selfridge
Washington, D.C
Orville Wright
Environmental input urged on nuclear plant siting bill
Assemblyman John Y Briggs introduces a streamlined bill to require public and investor owned utilities to submit siting proposals for nuclear plants to a public advisory committee. The panel would assess ecological impacts and hearings would proceed with the resources secretary and PUC final approval. Fees would fund environmental reports and hearings.
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John Y. Briggs
R Fullerton
Assembly
Senate
Public Utilities and Corporations Committee
Briggs
Los Angeles Water and Power Department
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Resources Secretary
Public Utilities Commission
PUC
Calley court drama spurs debate on My Lai hero status
Lt. William Calley, convicted of killing 22 civilians at My Lai, appears unbowed and seeks a possible Army return. The piece recalls his court martial, Army leadership shifts, and public debates over scapegoating, with notes on Nixon aides seeking fuller accountability.
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Washington
William Calley
My Lai
Calley
George Latimer
Army
Nixon
Americal
Samuel Koster
West Point
R Claysmates
Hawaii
Vietnam
White House
Koster
Frank Fitzsimmons
Hoffa
Ted Daley
New York
Local 445
Daley
Fitzsimmons
Hotta
Arizona
Fitz
Afl-Cio
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Ernest Gaard
Louis Loosley
Dan Cohen
James E. Busch
Lou Greenland
NWP
Greenland
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Apley Newspapers
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